Sentences with phrase «passenger airline service»

The closest scheduled passenger airline service is available via the Reno - Tahoe International Airport (RNO).

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April 24 (Reuters)- United Technologies Corp reported quarterly results that topped analysts» estimates on Tuesday and raised its full - year forecasts, citing higher demand for spare parts and services from airlines dealing with booming passenger travel.

SkyWest's airline companies provide commercial air service in cities throughout North America with nearly 3,000 daily flights carrying more than 50 million passengers annually.

When the plane landed a passenger said, «Sharpen up the service a bit and you can be in the airline business.»

A spokesperson for the DOT added that airlines can refuse certain «unusual service animals» including snakes, reptiles, ferrets, rodents, and spiders, or if the animal's size or weight would pose a safety threat to passengers.

Some American Airlines passengers will find themselves without meal service after listeria was detected at a food supplier facility.

Sally Greenberg of the National Consumers League discusses the push for passenger rights following the House Transportation Committee's hearing with airline executives on customer service.

What's more, we could see a greater focus on customer service as airlines fight for passengers.

«We proudly carry more passengers to and from California airports than any other airline and continue to invest in the Golden State by adding new short, medium, and long - haul service this year from all nine of our California airports,» Andrew Watterson, Southwest Airlines senior vice president of network and revenue management, said in a statement.

A Delta Airlines Airbus A320 passenger aircraft is serviced at the gate at Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Passengers claimed that the airlines» collusion began in early 2009, led to higher fares and reduced flight choices, and together with low fuel prices and higher fees for checking bags and other services helped the industry post record profits.

«Airline passengers continue to benefit from the highly competitive air - service landscape this holiday season, as low fares and increased availability of seats continue to make air travel widely accessible,» said A4A Vice President and Chief Economist John Heimlich.

The airlines that survived the volatile decade following 9/11 have since consolidated themselves into a lucrative oligopoly, prompting questions about why smaller cities continue to lose service, why seats keep getting smaller, why fares have remained stubbornly high even as fuel prices dropped and profits soared, and why paying passengers are being quasi-defenestrated from overbooked flights.

The airline announced new rules Jan. 19, 2018, dealing with animals flying with passengers as service or emotional - support animals.

SkyWest's airline companies provide commercial air service in cities throughout North America with over 2,800 daily flights carrying more than 51 million passengers annually.

On Tuesdays beginning March 17, Cuba Travel Services will offer seats on a Boeing Co. 737 - 800 operated by Sun Country Airlines, capable of transporting 145 passengers from John F. Kennedy International airport to Havana.

Recent news stories of customer service mishaps from United Airlines and American Airlines may have shaken passengers» confidence, but there's still reason to celebrate: Apps are making air travel integrated, customized, and more efficient than ever.

Airlines compete for passengers with a variety of fares, discounts, route networks, flight schedules, flight frequencies, frequent flyer programs and other products and services, including seating, food, entertainment and other on - board amenities.

In the same way that when airlines basic services decline, passengers are more likely to pay fees for better service and amenities, theme parks have a financial incentive to make the waits for rides and attractions — and the «regular» experience as a whole — more unbearable.

For Domestic Carriage Liability for loss, delay or damage to checked baggage, or any baggage or personal item which is taken into custody by Cape Air, is limited to the fair market value at the time of the loss, damage or delay and will not exceed (except for wheelchair and other assistive devices)(1) for on - line travel solely on Cape Air with no connecting service, $ 500 per passenger; (2) for interline travel where the Cape Air flight segment is included on the same ticket as a connecting flight segment of another airline with an aircraft of more than 60 seats, $ 3400 per passenger ($ 3500 per passenger effective August 25, 2015) as per federal rules; and (3) for interline travel where the Cape Air flight segment is included on the same ticket as a connecting flight segment of another airline with an aircraft of 60 seats or less, $ 500 per passenger.

The J.D. Power 2017 North America Airline Satisfaction Study found that passengers are more satisfied with their service than at any other time in the study's 10 - year history.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The plastic bottles are also used to package the Hacienda brand for airline first - class passenger services.

A Verizon service disruption unleashed travel chaos at a terminal at Kennedy International Airport on Sunday night, grinding the check - in process to a near halt and forcing airline employees to hand - write boarding passes for thousands of unhappy passengers.

With the added on capacity, passengers could be processed faster, Airlines will have adequate space to provide better services for passengers and issues of congestion that used to mark the terminal 2 will be a thing of the past.

The responsibility for the poor service received by both passengers and airlines at Britain's airports can be laid at the door of BAA, with lack of competition in the sector being the main reason.

As part of this effort, GM has also teamed with Virgin Atlantic airlines to provide pick - up and drop - off services in fuel cell cars to first class passengers at Los Angeles International Airport starting next month.

Malaysia Airlines has already launched a similar service on Facebook, letting passengers find out which friends might be taking the same flight.

THE GLOBE AND MAIL - Dec 16 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is introducing «Meet & Seat,» a service that lets passengers pick their seatmates in advance based on shared interests stated on their Facebook and LinkedIn profiles.

Airlines must refund you the fees charged for optional services such as in - flight wifi or seat assignment fees that the passenger was unable to use due to an oversale situation or flight cancellation.

To receive such assistance, the passenger must self - identify to airline staff at the airport as the person with a disability needing this service.

DOT requires airlines to provide assistance to passengers with disabilities while boarding and deplaning aircraft, including the use of wheelchairs, ramps, mechanical lifts and service personnel where needed.

Beginning in 2018, airlines with at least one - half of one percent of the total scheduled - service domestic passenger revenue for the 12 - months ending December 2016 are required to report on - time performance, cancellation, and denied boarding data to the Department's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).

The Complainants allege that the airlines located at the Los Angeles International Airport, Tom Bradley International Terminal («LAX») failed to provide safe and adequate wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities by allowing their employees to utilize improperly maintained equipment and by failing to provide adequate operational training for workers employed by Aero Port Services («APS») as required by 14 CFR 382.61.

The threshold for mandatory reporting for on - time performance and denied boarding had previously been at least one percent of the total scheduled - service domestic passenger revenue for all airlines.

Beginning in 2019, airlines with at least one - half of one percent of the total scheduled - service domestic passenger revenue for the 12 - months ending December 2017 will be required to report mishandled baggage data for domestic flights.

Airlines may not require health certificates for service animals used by passengers with disabilities.

In addition, the consumer report contains information on passengers denied confirmed space (oversales / bumping) as filed with BTS by the carriers, mishandled baggage reports filed by consumers with the carriers and airline service complaints received by the Department's Aviation Consumer Protection Division.

In addition, this notice addresses the general question of whether carriers may require health documentation for carriage of service animals on flights from the U.S. into countries other than the U.K.. On February 26, 2007, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Aviation Enforcement Office issued a guidance document to assist carriers and passengers with disabilities in complying with both U.S. and U.K. regulations concerning the transport of service animals on flights from the U.S. to the U.K. by: 1) explaining the procedures passengers must follow to comply with the U.K.'s Pet Travel Scheme (PETS); 2) explaining the procedures U.S. and foreign carriers must follow to obtain an approved Required Method of Operation (RMOP) from the U.K.'s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA); and 3) notifying both U.S. and U.K. carriers operating flights between the U.S. and the U.K. that failure to obtain an approved RMOP from DEFRA will be considered a violation of the ACAA by the Department's Aviation Enforcement Office and may subject such carriers to enforcement action.1 The purpose of this notice is to respond to inquiries from airlines and the traveling public since issuance of the February notice regarding foreign requirements for health 1 72

The Department of Transportation is issuing a third «Enhancing Airline Passenger Protections» final rule to enhance protections for air travelers and to improve the air travel environment as follows: expanding the pool of reporting carriers for service quality data; requiring reporting carriers to include service quality data for their domestic scheduled flights operated by their code - share partners; enhancing the Department's code - share disclosure regulation to codify the statutory requirement that carriers and ticket agents must disclose any code - share arrangements on their websites on the first display presented in response to a search of a requested itinerary for each itinerary involving a code - share operation; and prohibiting undisclosed biasing based on carrier identity by carriers and ticket agents in any electronic displays of the fare, schedule or availability information of multiple carriers.

Under the new agreement, airlines from both countries would be allowed to select routes and destinations based on consumer demand for both passenger and cargo services, without limitations on the number of U.S. or Japanese carriers that can fly between the two countries or the number of flights they can operate.

Once full Open Skies takes effect at the end of 2012, airlines from the United States and Colombia will be allowed to select routes, destinations and prices for both passenger and cargo service based on consumer demand and market conditions.

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This order concerns unauthorized passenger air service by Japan Airlines Company, Ltd., (JAL) a foreign air carrier within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 40102 (a)(21), between Guam (a U.S. territory), Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands (a U.S. commonwealth), and various cities in the United States, by way of Japan.

This order concerns unauthorized passenger air service by China Airlines, Ltd., (CAL) a foreign air carrier within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 40102 (a)(21), between various cities in the United States and Guam, a U.S. territory, by way of Taipei.

The 24 U.S. scheduled service passenger airlines reported an after - tax net profit from domestic operations as a group for the 18th consecutive quarter.

The 17 U.S. scheduled service passenger airlines reported an after - tax net profit from international operations as a group for the 11th consecutive quarter.

The United States and Macedonia today reached an Open - Skies aviation agreement, which will allow airlines of the two countries to select routes, destinations and prices for both passenger and cargo service based on consumer demand and market conditions.

This order concerns unauthorized passenger air service by Asiana Airlines, Inc., (Asiana) a foreign air carrier within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 40102 (a)(21), between Guam (a U.S. territory), Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands (a U.S. commonwealth), and various cities in the United States, by way of Seoul, Republic of Korea.

U.S. airlines carried 574.3 million system wide (domestic and international) scheduled service passengers during the first nine months of 2014.